diff --git a/src/Markup/Avalonia.Markup.Xaml.Loader/CompilerExtensions/Transformers/AvaloniaXamlIlBindingPathTransformer.cs b/src/Markup/Avalonia.Markup.Xaml.Loader/CompilerExtensions/Transformers/AvaloniaXamlIlBindingPathTransformer.cs
index 0d54e97bd9..4d8c940bbc 100644
--- a/src/Markup/Avalonia.Markup.Xaml.Loader/CompilerExtensions/Transformers/AvaloniaXamlIlBindingPathTransformer.cs
+++ b/src/Markup/Avalonia.Markup.Xaml.Loader/CompilerExtensions/Transformers/AvaloniaXamlIlBindingPathTransformer.cs
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
-using System.Text;
-using XamlX;
 using XamlX.Ast;
 using XamlX.Transform;
 using XamlX.TypeSystem;
@@ -28,6 +26,71 @@ namespace Avalonia.Markup.Xaml.XamlIl.CompilerExtensions.Transformers
 
                         case XamlMarkupExtensionNode extension:
                             startType = extension.Type?.GetClrType();
+
+                            //let's try to infer StaticResource type from parent resources in xaml
+                            if (extension.Value.Type.GetClrType().FullName == "Avalonia.Markup.Xaml.MarkupExtensions.StaticResourceExtension" &&
+                                extension.Value is XamlAstConstructableObjectNode cn &&
+                                cn.Arguments.Count == 1 && cn.Arguments[0] is XamlAstTextNode keyNode)
+                            {
+                                bool matchProperty(IXamlAstNode node, IXamlType styledElementType, string propertyName)
+                                {
+                                    return (node is XamlPropertyAssignmentNode p &&
+                                            p.Property.DeclaringType == styledElementType && p.Property.Name == propertyName)
+                                           ||
+                                           (node is XamlManipulationGroupNode m && m.Children.Count > 0 &&
+                                            m.Children[0] is XamlPropertyAssignmentNode pm &&
+                                            pm.Property.DeclaringType == styledElementType && pm.Property.Name == propertyName);
+                                }
+
+                                string getResourceValue_xKey(XamlPropertyAssignmentNode node)
+                                    => node.Values.Count == 2 && node.Values[0] is XamlAstTextNode t ? t.Text : "";
+
+                                IXamlType getResourceValue_Type(XamlPropertyAssignmentNode node, IXamlType xamlType)
+                                    => node.Values.Count == 2 ? node.Values[1].Type.GetClrType() : xamlType;
+
+                                IEnumerable<XamlPropertyAssignmentNode> getResourceValues(IXamlAstNode node)
+                                {
+                                    if (node is XamlPropertyAssignmentNode propertyNode)
+                                    {
+                                        if (propertyNode.Values.Count == 1 &&
+                                            propertyNode.Values[0] is XamlAstConstructableObjectNode obj &&
+                                            obj.Type.GetClrType().FullName == "Avalonia.Controls.ResourceDictionary")
+                                        {
+                                            foreach (var r in obj.Children.SelectMany(c => getResourceValues(c)))
+                                            {
+                                                yield return r;
+                                            }
+                                        }
+                                        else
+                                        {
+                                            yield return propertyNode;
+                                        }
+                                    }
+                                    else if (node is XamlManipulationGroupNode m)
+                                    {
+                                        foreach (var r in m.Children.OfType<XamlPropertyAssignmentNode>())
+                                        {
+                                            yield return r;
+                                        }
+                                    }
+                                }
+
+                                string key = keyNode.Text;
+
+                                var styledElement = context.GetAvaloniaTypes().StyledElement;
+                                var resource = context.ParentNodes()
+                                                        .OfType<XamlAstConstructableObjectNode>()
+                                                        .Where(o => styledElement.IsAssignableFrom(o.Type.GetClrType()))
+                                                        .Select(o => o.Children.FirstOrDefault(p => matchProperty(p, styledElement, "Resources")))
+                                                        .Where(r => r != null)
+                                                        .SelectMany(r => getResourceValues(r))
+                                                        .FirstOrDefault(r => getResourceValue_xKey(r) == key);
+
+                                if (resource != null)
+                                {
+                                    startType = getResourceValue_Type(resource, startType);
+                                }
+                            }
                             break;
 
                         case XamlStaticExtensionNode staticExtension: